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Whiteheaps Mine, Hunstanworth, County Durham, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Whiteheaps Mine | Mine |
| Hunstanworth | Civil Parish |
| County Durham | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 49' 0'' North , 2° 4' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY948469
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stanhope | 1,602 (2017) | 8.5km |
| Slaley | 711 (2017) | 11.1km |
| Frosterley | 636 (2017) | 12.8km |
| Castleside | 4,881 (2017) | 13.1km |
| Allendale Town | 709 (2017) | 14.4km |
Ref.: (in part): Mining Annual Review (1985): 484.
A fluorspar mine forming part of the Whiteheaps - Sikehead group of mines in the Hunstanworth area. Shut relatively recently and site flattened. Owned latterly by Weardale Mining and Processing, Ltd., but much development work done during the 1960s and 70s by the British Steel Corporation after taking over ownership from the Blanchland Fluor Mines Limited.
The veins in the area are rather lean of galena, but that which is present has a high silver content which contributed to making the mines commercially viable.
The veins worked were:
White Vein
Red Vein (Hunstanworth)
Shield's (Company's) Vein
Ferneygill Vein
When last visited (June 2004) the main dump had recently been further landscaped with a covering of soil, presumably prior to being grassed-over completely. Some representative mineralisation could still be found in the shallow drainage ditches on the dump margins, but nothing of specimen quality unless you are a lapidarist.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: var: Chalcedony |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
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UK
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- North Pennines AreaArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Northern Pennine OrefieldOre Field
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
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Whiteheaps Mine, Hunstanworth, County Durham, England, UK